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...Brazil Abortion for 9-Year-Old Tests Church A Catholic Archbishop has sparked a bitter debate by excommunicating the mother and doctors of a 9-year-old girl who received an abortion. Brazilians, including President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, assailed the church for hewing to doctrine despite extreme mitigating circumstances--the child, who was carrying twins, had allegedly been raped by her stepfather. While generally illegal in heavily Catholic Brazil, abortion is permitted in rape cases. Critics said the church--whose actions were backed by the Vatican--risked alienating congregants...
...Cameroon A Pontiff in Africa On his 11th trip abroad, Pope Benedict XVI is traveling in Africa, where Catholic ranks have swelled some 20% since 2002. His Holiness courted controversy at the start of his voyage by reiterating the church's stance against condoms, saying their use "increases the problem" of HIV and AIDS. The Pope's trip is intended to solidify relations with his growing flock on the continent and will include meetings with Christian and Muslim leaders...
This fine puddle sat in the Mem Hall, Mem Church and Thayer intersection for quite some time today. In FlyBy's 15 or so minutes observing the monstrosity, no one dared attempt to test its depth by crossing, even those in their best rain boots. The cause of such a huge lake? Clogged drains, below, of course. A quick clearing by FMO workers led to the pond's untimely death. No dead bodies were recovered upon draining...
...Fritsche. “Whatever we can do, we do.” PIH was founded in 1987 by Harvard Medical School Professors Paul Farmer and Jim Y. Kim, who was recently selected as president of Dartmouth, and three other individuals. The event began at noon at St. Paul Church on Mt. Auburn Street with a speech from HMS assistant professor Joia Mukherjee, medical director of PIH. The talk detailed Haiti’s historical struggles for freedom, first from slavery, and now from poverty. “Haiti still struggles for liberation, and PIH’s insistence...
ROLE MODEL: Members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. That’s right. What better way to plaster yourself all over national media than bigamy and über-vintage outfits? And with costumes like these, you’ll be instantly recognizable...